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Spell Bee Word: Cub


What does cub mean?

Word: Cub

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Cub means a baby animal such as a young lion, tiger, bear or fox.

How do you spell cub?

Syllables: cub

Tricky part: Cub ends in b. It is easy to write cup by mistake, because b and p sound alike at the end of a word.

Watch out for: cubb, cubh

Memory tip: A cub is a baby, and baby has a b in it: think b for baby at the end of cub.

Cub in a sentence

Example 1: The lion cub is playing with its mother.

Example 2: We saw a tiger cub at the zoo.

Example 3: The bear cub climbed the tree.

Fun Fact

Tiger cubs are born with their eyes shut. They open them after about one or two weeks.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the correctly spelt magical word:

a) cub
b) kub

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a) cub. Cub starts with c, the same as cat.

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with cub.

a) tab
b) tub

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b) tub. Tub and cub match after the first letter; tab has an a.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing vowel:

c_b

a) e
b) u

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b) u. Cub has the short u of up between the c and the b.

Jumble Jungle

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

bcu

a) cub
b) ucb

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a) cub. C comes first, as in cat; the other two follow in the order you hear them.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which baby animal is NOT called a cub?

a) a baby cow
b) a baby lion
c) a baby bear
d) a baby tiger

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a) a baby cow

2. Why does a tiger cub stay close to its mother?

a) She builds it a nest.
b) She carries it in a pouch.
c) She teaches it to fly.
d) She feeds it and keeps it safe.

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d) She feeds it and keeps it safe.

Associated Words

cutmethittapsee
itsrotfitbitnun

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